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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:52 am

Does anyone here know how I can clean up my computer? It seems to be running slower than usual. I have deleted cookies and run the CCleaner. Does anyone have any more suggestions than that?

Thank you! 3nodding

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:54 am

You also already ran a defragmentizer. Try going thru your programs list and removing some of the things that you don't use anymore. Also, old files and the like that you don't use you can also remove. I'm talking about old games and the like. Keep Internet Explorer, but other loaded games may help. You're probably just bogged down with the temporary files, so your computer may just be running slow due to that. It may be faster now. It's probably a RAM thing. smile

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:07 am

I no remember about what clean CCleaner o,O... but I makes my cleaning manually (well, an exceptions is registry ^^)...

More than cookies is good erase all internet cache and story, no bookmarks O,O (this can be on your browser options and widnows explorer ^^).

Erase all data in temporary folders (windows temp is in C:/Documents and settings/You_user_name_^^/Configuración local/Temp/ -NOTE: I no know english folder name for "Configuración local" because my sistem is spanish ¬_¬', but translation is "Local config" o,O-); well, may be you can't erase 1 or 2 files; don't worry, is normal ^^...

Erase all unused backups...

Erase hotlinks to recent files (If you checked this option), right click over "Start", click over properties, go to "Start menu" tab, click over "Personalize" button (I no know this name too, but this is translation T__T), go "Advanced options" tab and click "Erase list" (Same case of language)...

Some programs (as Gimp or XnView) uses a cache in other folders out of system folders, you may check all your programs options for erase all unuseful data (is hard, but ¬¬'...)...

I hope this can be useful ^w^...

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:07 am

Yeah delete your temporary internet files then run a defragment. That usually does the trick for a quick solution anyway.

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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:00 pm

Thanks minna! 3nodding

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:53 pm

An extra note to go with all the defraging info, you should do that every few months. Especially if you tend to save, download, or delete a lot of files.

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:37 pm

mugoi_usagi

An extra note to go with all the defraging info, you should do that every few months. Especially if you tend to save, download, or delete a lot of files.

Above is my case ^,^'...

Well, ehem...

*caugh caugh*

Other tip; set the DMA options for your devices, this will level up speed disks, if possible ^^...

a) Press [Win]+[Pause] keys, this will open "System properties" window ^^, then go to "Hardware" tab and click over "Device manager" (Or something as o,O... is translation ¬¬')...

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IMPORTANT: watch carefully the option and icon, this because my brother check in other PC and the same option is first order... I have Windows XP Home, Service Pack 1 in spanish and multipatched and gadgetized n_n...

b) On "Device manager" window, open "IDE ATA/ATAPI controller" tree and double click over "IDE master channel" (Translation ¬¬)...

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c) Go to "Advanced settings" (Translation) and change "Transfer mode" (Device 0 and 1, both, if available) from "PIO" to "DMA if available" o¬O...

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d) Repeat for "IDE secondary channel" if available ^^...

e) May be you need restart Windows to set ^^...

f) Ready >¬
Final note: defragmentation must be AFTER erase all unused data n_n...

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:26 pm

More tips:

Page file is used by Windows when required memory is more than physical memory ^^; and well, is easy this file chopped and fragmentize... and is a lot more hard maintain it defreagmented ¬¬... but a good way may be this ^^...

a) Open your notepad and copy/paste this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlSession ManagerMemory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000001

b) Save as:

Name: Clear pagefile active is on.reg (Don't forgot <.reg> extension O_O)
Type: Any file (IMPORTANT, no TXT file O,O)
Code: ANSI (Well, this option is default ^^)

c) Create new file without exit and copy/paste this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlSession ManagerMemory Management]
"ClearPageFileAtShutdown"=dword:00000000

d) Save as:

Name: Clear pagefile active is off.reg
Type: Any file
Code: ANSI

e) Close notepad and go to folder where you saved the files, then double click over first file n_n...

f) Wow!!! a dialog window appears, this is OK ^^; click YES...

g) Restart Windows, may take a few time more than usual, because Windows will create new pagefile ^^...

h) Double click over second file ^^...

i) Click YES one more time ^w^...

j) Enjoy your new pagefile ^¬^...

You may gain some speed by this way too ^¬^...

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